Daily News (Thailand)

Daily News (Thai: เดลินิวส์,pronounced [dēː.lī.nīw(s)])ส์) is a Thai-language daily newspaper published in Bangkok and distributed nationwide. It is the 2nd best-selling newspaper in Thailand. It has a circulation in excess of 850,000 copies daily.[1]

Daily News
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Founded28 March 1964 (1964-03-28);as Daily Mail Wan Chan 24 June 1950
LanguageThai
Ceased publicationas Daily Mail Wan Chan 20 October 1958 (1958-10-20)
HeadquartersLak Si, Bangkok, Thailand
Circulation850,000
Websitedailynews.co.th

History

Daily News was founded by Saeng Hetrakul (แสง เหตระกูล). It published its first issue on 24 June 1950, when it was called Daily Mail Wan Chan (เดลิเมล์วันจันทร์). Saeng bought a defunct newspaper, the Bangkok Daily Mail, a Thai-language newspaper which started publication in 1908 and ceased publication in 1932. The Daily News was shut down after Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat staged a coup d'état in 1957. It resumed publication in 1964. It is one of the oldest Thai-language newspapers that are still in publication, with a history of more than 60 years.

References
  1. Thongtep, Watchiranont; Pratruangkrai, Petchanet (2016-10-19). "Newspapers covering HM's death become collector's items". The Nation. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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